Give ==
instead of =
var a = function(){
console.log('fn starts');
var b = 1;
for (var i = 0; i <3; i++) {
if(b==1){// must be double equal to
b+=1;
console.log("if"+i);
} else {
console.log("else"+i);
}
}
}
<input type="submit" onclick="a()"></div>